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Flood waters flow on Thursday, April 18, 2019, along Park Road near Galecke Park in the town of Plover, Wis. A town official posted on Facebook that residents in the area should leave their homes. Tork Mason/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Tork Mason/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin

Flood waters flow on Thursday, April 18, 2019, along Park Road near Galecke Park in the town of Plover, Wis. A town official posted on Facebook that residents in the area should leave their homes. Tork Mason/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Tork Mason/USA Today NETWORK-Wisconsin

A deer bounds through flood waters on Thursday, April 18, 2019, along Park Road near Galecke Park in the town of Plover, Wis. A town official posted on Facebook that residents in the area should leave their homes. Tork Mason/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Tork Mason/USA Today NETWORK-Wisconsin

A deer bounds through flood waters on Thursday, April 18, 2019, along Park Road near Galecke Park in the town of Plover, Wis. A town official posted on Facebook that residents in the area should leave their homes. Tork Mason/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Tork Mason/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin

Flood waters churn on Thursday, April 18, 2019, along Park Road near Galecke Park in the town of Plover, Wis. A town official posted on Facebook that residents in the area should leave their homes. Tork Mason/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Tork Mason/USA Today NETWORK-Wisconsin

Flood waters churn on Thursday, April 18, 2019, along Park Road near Galecke Park in the town of Plover, Wis. A town official posted on Facebook that residents in the area should leave their homes. Tork Mason/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Tork Mason/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin

Flood waters churn on Thursday, April 18, 2019, along Park Road near Galecke Park in the town of Plover, Wis. A town official posted on Facebook that residents in the area should leave their homes. Tork Mason/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Tork Mason/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin

Flood waters churn on Thursday, April 18, 2019, along Park Road near Galecke Park in the town of Plover, Wis. A town official posted on Facebook that residents in the area should leave their homes. Tork Mason/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Tork Mason/USA Today NETWORK-Wisconsin

In central Wisconsin, major flooding is forecast to occur along the Wisconsin River in Rothschild. According to the weather service, minor flooding is occurring, but the river is expected to rise above 28 feet and could flood businesses along Business 51. Near Wausau, flooding of 2 to 4 feet is occurring in the D.C. Everest Park area and the Oak Island Park area.

Business 51 in Rothschild is closed from Imperial Avenue to Everest Drive Thursday, according to the village. Traffic is diverted Imperial Avenue to Marathon County XX to Camp Phillips and then to Highway 29. Local traffic only is allowed from Everest Drive to Military Road. All traffic is closed beyond south beyond military road.

Eagles Nest Boulevard in Rothschild is also closed at Calumet Street and will be diverted to Industrial Park Avenue to Marathon County XX.

In Kronenwetter, the following roads are closed: 16th Road between Peplin Road and Twilight Road, Kowalski Road between Kronenwetter Drive and Tower Road and Pleasant Drive between Pine Road and Marathon County X, the village said Thursday.